Shloka 20
Kāmodākhyāna
Glory of the Kāmodā Sacred Place
तानि पद्मानि स लभेन्नान्यदा कोऽपि कर्हिचित् । तत्र यः स्नाति मनुजां विष्णुभक्तिपरायणः ॥ २० ॥
tāni padmāni sa labhennānyadā ko'pi karhicit | tatra yaḥ snāti manujāṃ viṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇaḥ || 20 ||
সেই পদ্মসম ফল সে-ই লাভ করে; অন্য কেউ কখনও, অন্য কোনো সময়ে তা পায় না। মানুষের মধ্যে যে সেখানে স্নান করে এবং বিষ্ণুভক্তিতে সম্পূর্ণ পরায়ণ, সে-ই তা অর্জন করে।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that the fruit of a sacred tīrtha is not merely physical bathing, but bathing performed with exclusive Viṣṇu-bhakti; that devotional orientation is what makes the promised merit uniquely attainable.
Bhakti is presented as the decisive qualifier: the same outward act (snāna) becomes spiritually effective when the bather is viṣṇu-bhakti-parāyaṇa—single-mindedly devoted to Viṣṇu.
The verse primarily highlights tīrtha-snānā as a dharmic practice (kalpa/ācāra-oriented ritual discipline), emphasizing correct intention (bhakti) rather than technical grammar or astrology.